Clinical Trial: Binge Drinking Among Youngs is a Risk Factor for Alcohol Use Disorders

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Binge Drinking Among Young Students is a Risk Factor for the Development of Alcohol Use Disorders: Results From an Epidemiologic-observational Study

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study was to assess drinking habits and patterns of alcohol consumption, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol use disorders among Italian young students. Furthermore to investigate the correlation between binge drinking and alcohol use disorders.

Detailed Summary: This study was performed on 2,704 subjects attending high school, through the administration of questionnaires regarding socio-demographic data, anthropometric characteristics, pattern and amount of alcohol intake, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and physical activity were administered to students. Moreover mood and anxiety were evaluated through AUDIT, STAI-Y1, STAY-Y2 and ZUNG. The aim of the study was to assess drinking habits and patterns of alcohol consumption, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol use disorders among Italian young students. Furthermore to investigate the correlation between binge drinking and alcohol use disorders.
Sponsor: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Current Primary Outcome: Binge drinking behavior [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Binge drinking behavior was defined as an alcohol consumption of more than 5 drinks within about two hour period


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Amount of alcoholic beverage consumed [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
    One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho
  • Type of alcoholic beverage consumed [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Frequency of alcohol consumption [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Alcohol consumption outside meals [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
    One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho
  • Frequency of alcohol drinking outside meals [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
    One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho
  • Amount of cigarettes smoked [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Frequency of cigarettes smoked [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Type of illicit drugs used [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Frequency of illicit drugs used [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
    According AUDIT score
  • STAI score [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
    STAI assess existing anxiety a predisposition to anxious reaction as a personality characteristic. Itis structuredby two axes (y1 for state anxiety and y2 for trait anxiety), both consisting of 20 multiple-choice items; each item has a score from 1 to 4; the total score of y1 and y 2 axes can range from 20 to 80. This test was selected for simplicity, validity and reliability. The subjects evaluated were divided as high and low anxious and a value of 40 was used to distinguish the two groups
  • Zung-SDS [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
    Zung-SDS constitutes an effective instrument in screening for depression and its positive predictive value of a diagnosis of depression is between 88.7% and 92.3%. The Zung-SDS contains 20 multiple items with a score from 1 to 4 each; total score above 50 indicates a condition of depression


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Dates:
Date Received: December 14, 2016
Date Started: January 2015
Date Completion:
Last Updated: February 24, 2017
Last Verified: January 2017